A Rotorua woman was out driving with a friend when they came across a traffic hazard. Thinking it probably didn't qualify as an emergency, the woman didn't want to call 111 so her friend suggested dialling the 0800 TIP OFF line. Feeling a little frazzled by the whole situation, thewoman said, "but I don't know the number for 0800 TIP OFF".
A local 4-year-old is looking forward to her fifth birthday - but not for the usual reasons such as eating cake and playing with friends. Instead, she was heard saying: "When it's my birthday and I turn 5 and get a gun for my birthday, I'm going shoot that Swiper." Her mum has realised her daughter is definitely not a fan of Swiper - the fox that steals on Dora the Explorer.
When mum asked her 3-year-old daughter whether the child's aunty was skinny or fat, the cheeky toddler replied "both". Mum then asked the child if she was skinny or fat and the response was "fat". It wasn't the answer she wanted but she couldn't help but laugh when the next day her toddler pointed at her (mum's) tummy and said "there's a baby in there". Unfortunately for Mum, the bump can not be put down to a baby.
When a former local realised her Facebook time had been a little over the top this week she went to her Facebook page to share her moment, posting "OMG! Just got on to the computer while my baby's trying to talk flat out about Toy Story and I wasn't listening so she interrupts ... 'Mumma listen, oh gee are you on Facebook again!' lol and this is from a 2-year-old!"
Kids, do not try this at home. A Swede was arrested this week for possession of nuclear material. He'd planned to split atoms in his kitchen (as you do) and had been trying to set up a nuclear reactor in his home. After creating a small meltdown on his stove he wondered if what he was doing might be illegal and asked the Swedish radiation authority. It responded by sending the police. The bloke reckons it was just a hobby and no doubt to the relief of all within a 1000km radius, has promised to stick to theory from now on.
